 RERUN ALERT!!!Thanks to the Beckie Farrant, the genius behind RoadKill Rescue for the feature today!Â
Bonjour! Or should I say, Cool….as in this dresser! It went from shocking blah, to an experiment in color gone bad, to sleek and modern…
 Here is the original if you missed it:Â
I am in the process of Redouxing oldest daughter’s bedroom. The walls were ELECTRIC LIME GREEN. Don’t even get me started on how many coats of Primer it took to cover it. I thought I kept seeing mint green for days after……
After walls were completely finished, I turned my attention to a “Free To Me” dresser that had been in youngest daughter’s room. Try as I might, I could not locate a picture of the dresser before it got it’s first (kind of frightening Redoux)
We were going for a very bright look, and well….we got it!Â
The dresser was in fantastic condition and with youngest daughter’s room redone, you can see the furniture for youngest daughter’s makeover here at:
Le Chair  Le Dresser
Le Chair  Le Dresser
andLe Desk
Back to Mid Century Man. Here he is stripped and ready for refining:
I stripped the paint off, ground it off where it wouldn’t budge, then sanded him smooth with 220 grit, then hand sand with 320. Â
 Did two coats of Zinsser Bulls Eye Primer.
Painted the body of the dresser with Sherwin Williams “Alabaster”, the same color of the walls. Mr. Red and I sprayed the drawers in Sherwin Williams, “Capri”, which happened to be the exact same color of her new bedspread!Â
By the way, I simmered the handles in hot water all day and the red paint came right off those old handles! I sprayed and Primed them with a Basic White. The top knobs are leftover from another project, sprayed white as well.  I love the updated look it has, and am thrilled Mr. Mid Century has gone on to live another life in a teen, “tropical theme” hip room. Â
Oh yes, since I had some paint leftover in the sprayer, I sprayed a $3.00 pink lamp for Goodwill in the same “Capri, and made a funky new (schlumpy) shade with some leftover fabric.Â
Let me know what you think!
Love the dresser and the hardware is fabulous!
ooh i love the new look! so sleek!!! love that hardware!
I love the new look. Can't wait to see the big reveal of her room! I bet you always have paint under your nails you are such a busy lady! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year to you as well!
Oh what fun! I love it!
Holy cow! I had to scroll up and down four times to compare – what a difference!
Karen, you did so much work on this piece – wow! I had to sit down and take a break just imagining you doing all of this. Very cool!! I bet she LOVES it!
Now I have to show you our girls rooms! Let me just warn you – I was inspired by the Portland Children's Museum and I'm not afraid of color:)
a hui hou! Shell
Love, love, love it!!!!
What a beautiful colour you chose for the dresser, and an amazing difference to the 'before'! Can't wait to see the rest of the room:)
The dresser looks pristine and is in such a pretty color. I do also love the shade…so unique!
There is no way that is the same dresser!!! It looks fantastic!!! I love it! I have a project party every weekend if you want to join here.. http://www.bubblynaturecreations.com/2012/01/vanilla-bean-iced-coffee-and-project.html
Have a great day!
-Rachel
I was looking at the dresser picture thinking, Wow that lamp matches great!
Great makeover, I'm sure your daughter loves it.
We have several pieces of mid century, and I am thinking about painting my hutch. I love the colors you chose! So pretty!
I love it – what a great color! Lime green – how did she sleep!? What a lucky girl to get a room makeover from you!
yep, another fab rehab! the mid-century style is perfect for a teen's room, isn't it?
had to subscribe to via my email 'cuz i missed this one in my reader!
also, are you using a paint sprayer or just a can?
You know me I LOVE the MCM stuff…can't get enough of it right now!!! The dresser A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Colors, style, hardware all of it in LOVE!!!!!!!
That dresser's right up my alley, girl! C-U-T-E!!!
Looks like all that hard work paid off–great re-do!
~Lynne @ Beautiful Things
It is perfect!
What a beautiful colour you chose for the dresser, and an amazing difference to the ‘before’! Can’t wait to see the rest of the room:)
Thank you so much Maicon! I love the way this piece turned out. Makes me happy every time I walk past it.